Zhang Hongfan

Zhang Hongfan (1238-1280) was a general of the Mongol Empire.

Biography
Zhang Hongfan was born in 1238 in China, and he was recruited by the Mongol Empire under Emperor Kublai Khan. Zhang commanded the Mongol fleet at the 1279 Battle of Yamen, where the Mongols crushed the Yuan dynasty and conquered the "Middle Kingdom" of China; he captured the Song general Wen Tianxiang in the battle. He died in 1280, and he convinced Kublai to spare Wen.